If I tether like 6-7 GBs of data whether it be 3G or 4G, will Sprint terminate my contract?
I'm asking because I need to tether because I'm having problems with Comcast and I refuse to go to AT&T. So yeah, will my contract get terminated or will they charge me more on the monthly bill?
Also, is roaming free on Sprint?
iCaptivate said:
If I tether like 6-7 GBs of data whether it be 3G or 4G, will Sprint terminate my contract?
I'm asking because I need to tether because I'm having problems with Comcast and I refuse to go to AT&T. So yeah, will my contract get terminated or will they charge me more on the monthly bill?
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If you have a tethering plan then I think 5GB is the limit.
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If you have a tethering plan then I think 5GB is the limit.
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I don't. I'm tethering because it's unlocked, but when I check data it's over 2GB already.
I think that counts.
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If ur not paying for tethering then u dont have a 5 gb limit. Sprints data is unlimited. Roaming is free unless u really really abuse it without using much sprint data.
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Too much data usage is a reason for them to become suspicious. I advise towards limiting it. I personally don't tether, ever. Sprint is nice enough for unlimited data, I don't want to risk anything.
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I use about 6Gb a month, but I don't tether. That's all browsing and streaming on my phone. But they can check the packets and find out what device its coming from.
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If you use an app like easy tether pro (like I use) or pdanet then I don't think that sprint can monitor data usage if you're not using their service to tether. My internet is off right now and I can only imagine the number of gigs I used in the last month or so downloading roms through my phone internet, not to mention all the gameloft games with data downloads I bought. Sprint has yet to come to me about anything so I'm in the clear., if I had to estimate, I have used over 7 gigs in just downloads alone, they doesn't include regular internet browsing on my phone and PC, so give that a try.
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So my girlfriend is going to be getting a note.
But we don't get lte in our area. We hardly get 4g.
Do we absolutely have to add a lte data plan on to our account or could we get like a 3g/4g data plan?
Basically don't want to pay for something we are never going to use.
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eyeisdasteve said:
So my girlfriend is going to be getting a note.
But we don't get lte in our area. We hardly get 4g.
Do we absolutely have to add a lte data plan on to our account or could we get like a 3g/4g data plan?
Basically don't want to pay for something we are never going to use.
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You can call ATT to verify but I'm pretty sure you can use a normal data plan. Your account needs to be provisioned for LTE for it to work (and with the SIM iirc), but you should still be able to pull hspa+ with no issues.
I wasn't charged anything extra for having LTE provisioned on my account, but I'm also grandfathered unlimited.
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Yeah, it will depend greatly on the actual AT&T person who sets you up. Bottom line is that technically, you can use the Note without being provisioned for LTE. My girlfriend and I both had our Notes set up on our old data plan for a couple of months before a store realized the error while fishing in our account for other stuff.
Ok. I actually just called them.
The guy basically said that no matter what I get for data 3g/4g/LTE its all the same price.
It just depends on how much data she wants.
Can anyone confirm this?
She had a 2gb data plan from like 2 1/2 years ago. They don't offer that so they said regardless we are going to be charged more once we upgrade the contract.
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Yeah the 2gb plan is no longer available, it's now like 500mb for 20 3gb for 30 and i dint remember how much the 5gb plan was cause i went with the 3gb
The plans and prices are all the same regardless of what smartphone u have. Currently they are $20/300mb $30/3gb $50/5gb with tethering. if u already had a smartphone on an older smartphone data plan you are grandfathered in to that for the time being.
At&t sales rep here.
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xshaftx said:
The plans and prices are all the same regardless of what smartphone u have. Currently they are $20/300mb $30/3gb $50/5gb with tethering. if u already had a smartphone on an older smartphone data plan you are grandfathered in to that for the time being.
At&t sales rep here.
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OK sweet. Thanks.
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Just keep tabs on your usage with *3282# SEND. These phone are capable of allot of data even if you do not stream audio and video. 3GB is nothing with Play updates, a little web, FB, Twitter, FourSquare, email and Maps... Youtube can easily chew up a few hundred MB in a session.
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Just keep tabs on your usage with *3282# SEND. These phone are capable of allot of data even if you do not stream audio and video. 3GB is nothing with Play updates, a little web, FB, Twitter, FourSquare, email and Maps... Youtube can easily chew up a few hundred MB in a session.
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I have sprint so I don't worry about it. But I always check for my gf. She is always so close to going over. Lol.
Then I'm like " No more internet". Haha.
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xshaftx said:
The plans and prices are all the same regardless of what smartphone u have. Currently they are $20/300mb $30/3gb $50/5gb with tethering. if u already had a smartphone on an older smartphone data plan you are grandfathered in to that for the time being.
At&t sales rep here.
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Why do you say for the time being? Are they trying to do away with the grandfathered unlimited? Honestly...that's the only reason I stuck with ATT
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No i haven't heard that they will, but they can at any time. The way things are going its bound to happen at some point.
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Has anyone used simple mobile on a 717Note I am on CM9 and not unlocked yet but curious if anyone has been able to obtain the 4g speeds they offer for 60$ unlimited everything.
Just get T-mobile's monthly 4G $30/month plan. Unlimited text and web (5gbs at 4G) and 100 mins. You can't beat that.
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That's AWESOME
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I wasn't looking for capped data though.
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Eric-1987 said:
I wasn't looking for capped data though.
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Simple mobile has data capped at 2GB only on their $60 unlimited plan.
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Well then whats my best option? I hate that crap I want unlimited data and not 3g crap.
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Well then whats my best option? I hate that crap I want unlimited data and not 3g crap.
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3G?.. Lol, after 2 gb you are down to dial up speeds... You can't avoid that no matter which plan you choose on prepaid. Atleast on the tmo plan you have 5gb which is pretty epic.
If you want truly unlimited, you are stuck with Sprint contract plans. And they are only unlimited because they are slow as ****.
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You misread my post. I can find unlimited non capped 3g speeds anywhere. I wanted unlimited 4g. And how do I go about getting that tmobile plan? Prepaid? Can I use my old SGS4G sim card? And is there a free unlock option available yet?
I had simple mobile and let me tell u it was worse than wen i had cricket when they first emerged so ya stick with a real provider
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I dont care about phone calls btw. I will be using Groove IP to make all my calls like I do now I just need a decent usable data connection.
How about H2O? I use it and get at least 1mb up and down. Sometimes I would get 2mb up and down. Its not as fast as everything out there but I do live in long island. Might be different in other places and you don't need to unlock your note. Just put in the similar card and download an app to configure data and SMS. And your good to go. $60 a month is better than $170 a month
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Do yourself a favor and order the straight talk sim card....straight talk is att lil brother....my speeds at lowest are around 6mb down..... 1.5 or 2 up....excellent signal.....I love it.....straight talk is the way to go....and btw its 45 unlimited everything......
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You don't really have to unless you are grandfathered in for unlimited data... VZW shared everything, includes the hotspot feature and you don't have to have 2 devices... I switched my plan to it and I'm actually saving $10+ more a month... Just a thought.. and in case others didn't know
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I'm sure most of us knew that..
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I'm sure most of us knew that..
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Umm, I didn't.
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geoff5093 said:
I'm sure most of us knew that..
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Thats cool if you did.. if others didn't, I was giving them a heads up... I didn't know it til earlier today. So I wanted to help others out
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I've been considering mentioning it. Because of the spectrum that Verizon bought, they cannot "double dip" into our pockets and are not allowed to charge twice for the same data, thus we're allowed to tether. This does not apply to unlimited because the data you use on unlimited is dictated by usage rather than by purchasing a set amount of data per month.
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I've been considering mentioning it. Because of the spectrum that Verizon bought, they cannot "double dip" into our pockets and are not allowed to charge twice for the same data, thus we're allowed to tether. This does not apply to unlimited because the data you use on unlimited is dictated by usage rather than by purchasing a set amount of data per month.
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That's true, the thing I meant about unlimited was that if they switched to this they wouldn't have it anymore. And instead of tacking on $30 extra to there bill for the hotspot that the root for wifi is better for them.. but if a person doesn't have unlimited, this plan would be one to think about
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That's true, the thing I meant about unlimited was that if they switched to this they wouldn't have it anymore. And instead of tacking on $30 extra to there bill for the hotspot that the root for wifi is better for them.. but if a person doesn't have unlimited, this plan would be one to think about
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I was just explaining why tethering is free for share everything users, and how it differs for unlimited. Personally I can live without unlimited without a problem so i'm looking forward to the free tethering without root or any exploit.
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I was just explaining why tethering is free for share everything users, and how it differs for unlimited. Personally I can live without unlimited without a problem so i'm looking forward to the free tethering without root or any exploit.
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Oh ok.. yea I understand that, I'm the same way
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So do you have to be on a share everything plan? I have the 4gb promotional data plan for the price of 2gb. Would l be able to use Wifi teether free? Thanks
Clay333 said:
So do you have to be on a share everything plan? I have the 4gb promotional data plan for the price of 2gb. Would l be able to use Wifi teether free? Thanks
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Unfortunately, no. You would have to add it for the $30.. I had that too
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I was about to convert my unlimited data plan to a 6GB plan since I only use 4.2 on average and thats without the tons of reliable wifi hotspots I have around me. But then I realized this phone kicks at 1080p, so things like youtube/netflix streams are going to be coming in at higher bitrates. I'll also probably use the phone more than my thunderbolt for general web-surfing since it look so much better. Basically, this phone is going to kick up my consumption levels several factors. 6GB is barely enough for my thunderbolt, I have a feeling I'm going to break the bank with the DNA. So I paid full retail just to keep unlimited.
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I was about to convert my unlimited data plan to a 6GB plan since I only use 4.2 on average and thats without the tons of reliable wifi hotspots I have around me. But then I realized this phone kicks at 1080p, so things like youtube/netflix streams are going to be coming in at higher bitrates. I'll also probably use the phone more than my thunderbolt for general web-surfing since it look so much better. Basically, this phone is going to kick up my consumption levels several factors. 6GB is barely enough for my thunderbolt, I have a feeling I'm going to break the bank with the DNA. So I paid full retail just to keep unlimited.
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Nice. Yea I heard about that too. VZW is doing away with unlimited completely. The only way to keep it is if you buy all phone from now on at full retail prices. If you use the upgrade you don't get to keep your unlimited
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Since third party tethering apps are allowed. What are the consequences of running whole home imternet off my phone. Anything VZW can do? Heard they can terminate account.
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thats a good question i would like to know too
Pretty sure 3rd party tethering apps are not allowed. They want you to pay the additional fee for tethering. If they catch you they I'm sure could terminate your account. Never heard of it happening though.
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Terminate your account, call due your etfs, and send your a ginormous data bill would be the worst case scenario.
Chances are terminating your account would also blacklist you from reinstating it....ever.
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Since third party tethering apps are allowed. What are the consequences of running whole home imternet off my phone. Anything VZW can do? Heard they can terminate account.
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They can't do anything do to the new laws. If they do your could potentially sue them.
Goldchamp said:
Pretty sure 3rd party tethering apps are not allowed. They want you to pay the additional fee for tethering. If they catch you they I'm sure could terminate your account. Never heard of it happening though.
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They are allowed verizon can't do anything about it as long as the fcc is there. Also they would terminate your account they'd just want you to pay for a tethering plan and the data that you've used.
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They can't do anything do to the new laws. If they do your could potentially sue them.
They are allowed verizon can't do anything about it as long as the fcc is there. Also they would terminate your account they'd just want you to pay for a tethering plan and the data that you've used.
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Um, yes they can if you are on unlimited. FCC even knows about it.
http://www.fcc.gov/document/verizon-wireless-pay-125-million-settle-investigation
In addition, the company recently revised its service offerings such that consumers on usage-based
pricing plans may tether, using any application, without paying an additional fee.
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For news and information about the FCC, please visit: www.fcc.gov
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The FCC ruling does not include grandfathered plans.
The ruling is almost entirely about tethering apps, not service. Verizon gets through on a loophole due to CDMA being included in a lot of this stuff. Try to take them to court on it, I dare ya
I rooted my friend's nexus for Verizon and he's currently running a 3rd party tethering app and nothing has happened to his account.
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adrynalyne said:
Um, yes they can if you are on unlimited. FCC even knows about it.
http://www.fcc.gov/document/verizon-wireless-pay-125-million-settle-investigation
The ruling is almost entirely about tethering apps, not service. Verizon gets through on a loophole due to CDMA being included. Try to take them to court on it, I dare ya
They don't have to allow tethering on CDMA at all.
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Well they've done nothing to me I've been on Verizon since the alltel merging with unlimited and when 4g came our and I got my thunderbolt I have been using 3rd party tethering apps and I haven't been caught so they know but just won't point it out cause they know they'll lose some high paying customers.
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Well they've done nothing to me I've been on Verizon since the alltel merging with unlimited and when 4g came our and I got my thunderbolt I have been using 3rd party tethering apps and I haven't been caught so they know but just won't point it out cause they know they'll lose some high paying customers.
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Right, but never have is not synonymous with never will.
From what I read, OP just wanted a worse case scenario sort of response.
None of us can rightfully tell the guy that he cannot be punished for unauthorized tethering.
We have an awesome Verizon corporate rep. It is a great looking chic and she is cool as hell.
I asked her about this one time and about things like using a ton of data with my slingbox etc. She actually walked in while I was using my Slingbox and asked me how it worked.
She could care less what I do, but she did advise me not to go absolutely crazy with the data use as things like Slingbox that are unsupported and third party tethering are TOS violations and you may endanger your unlimited data package (something I have been really careful not to do)
She said as long as you use a reasonable amount of data VZ won't care, but the DBs that use 150 gigs a month and then brag about it on sites like this are definitely pressing their luck IMHO.
Dang. I was gonna use foxfi with premium key to do so. So if I pay the 30 buck hotspot fee and lets say ise 150+ gb of data, will they stop my hotspot
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ihavenewnike said:
Dang. I was gonna use foxfi with premium key to do so. So if I pay the 30 buck hotspot fee and lets say ise 150+ gb of data, will they stop my hotspot
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If you pay for the hotspot, you can legitimately use as much data as you want.
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Dang. I was gonna use foxfi with premium key to do so. So if I pay the 30 buck hotspot fee and lets say ise 150+ gb of data, will they stop my hotspot
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If you pay for the hotspot, you can legitimately use as much data as you want.
That is correct but I wouldn't doubt if you used a lot your speed would mysteriously slow down at some point...
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Dang. I was gonna use foxfi with premium key to do so. So if I pay the 30 buck hotspot fee and lets say ise 150+ gb of data, will they stop my hotspot
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If you pay for the hotspot, you can legitimately use as much data as you want.
That is correct but I wouldn't doubt if you used a lot your speed would mysteriously slow down at some point...
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LTE is not allowed to be throttled.
They will on 3G though.
Cool. I might go that route. Seems like it could be alright though. Right now I pay 80 bucks for internet for the high speeds. Ibget better speeds on lte than that though. 50 dollar savings seems ok
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If you use a 3rd party app or hack the stock tethering you should be fine as long as you don't go crazy tethering. You'd most likely not be content with a home network tethered from your phone. Verizon will throttle your data to crippling speeds if you consistently used a large amount of data.
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If you use a 3rd party app or hack the stock tethering you should be fine as long as you don't go crazy tethering. You'd most likely not be content with a home network tethered from your phone. Verizon will throttle your data to crippling speeds if you consistently used a large amount of data.
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Let me repeat:
They cannot throttle LTE, only 3G.
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Verizon will throttle your data to crippling speeds if you consistently used a large amount of data.
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Only if its 3g data, they don't throttle 4g.
I do agree it's not the worlds best idea to run your entire home internet by tethering however.
I would never do that (i use roadrunner) and sooner or later I firmly believe verizon will discontinue unlimited data for everyone anyway.
They won't charge you anything. They will simply put a block on your tethering and nothing else.
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They cannot throttle LTE, only 3G.
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Care to share an article?
In the days of the Droid X, there was a simple hack to remove throttling. In everything I've read currently, the throttle is done at the network level, not from the device. I don't see why they'd throttle 3G and not 4G (LTE).
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Hey HTC Rezound users. I am doing some research for a friend on Verizon using and HTC Rezound. If this question has been asked or if this is common knowledge I apologize. I have a GS3 on T-Mobile so I know nothing about HTC AND VERIZON.
Here it is:
A) with the 4GB LTE plan with NO tether can my friend root and tether without getting charged, and
B) is there a way to remove the data cap at 4GB
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1. If you root, you will be able to tether without being charged. I been tethering for free since 2009.
2. The limits your carrier sets are done from their side, so there is nothing you can do to increase your 2 or 4gb cap.
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1. If you root, you will be able to tether without being charged. I been tethering for free since 2009.
2. The limits your carrier sets are done from their side, so there is nothing you can do to increase your 2 or 4gb cap.
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Thank you. Do they block data once you hit the limit or do they throttle you or kick you down to 2G?
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Oh no. You will still have the extremely quick 4G speeds, they just end up charging you something along the lines of $2 per megabyte that you go over $15 per 1GB over.
So.. You better manually shut off 4G if you don't want to go bankrupt. Lol
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Oh no. You will still have the extremely quick 4G speeds, they just end up charging you something along the lines of $2 per megabyte that you go over.
So.. You better manually shut off 4G if you don't want to go bankrupt. Lol
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LOL! Ok that explains that... So lastly, what ROM and Tether app do you use ? Is it baked into the ROM ? Does the ROM have sense ? (my friend likes sense for HTC)
imilleson said:
LOL! Ok that explains that... So lastly, what ROM and Tether app do you use ? Is it baked into the ROM ? Does the ROM have sense ? (my friend likes sense for HTC)
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Most AOSP roms have tethering baked in. Some you have to use a third party app like android wifi tether witch is the development forums for download. There are plenty of sense roms, but you will have to use a third party wifi tether app like the one mentioned.
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Most Roms have a WiFi tether app built in. If not then use WiFi tether app. Don't use the factory hotspot. I think its $10 a gb after your data limit and 4g is not throttled.
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Thanks Guys
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I think its $10 a gb after your data limit and 4g is not throttled.
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I just checked verizonwireless.com and on their website it says "Data overage is $15 per 1 GB of data if you go over your plan allowance." BUT this is assuming you use their SHARE EVERYTHING plan. It may be the same if your still on the normal plan where you don't share data.
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I just checked verizonwireless.com and on their website it says "Data overage is $15 per 1 GB of data if you go over your plan allowance." BUT this is assuming you use their SHARE EVERYTHING plan. It may be the same if your still on the normal plan where you don't share data.
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If your on the old plans with capped data its 10 bucks per GB on overage fees.
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